Failed doomsday predictions

Friday's forecast doomsday is one of many visions predicting the end of the world through history.

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Pat Robertson -- Televangelist and Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson shocked many in 1976 when he "guaranteed" that the world would end in 1982. He continues to make predictions on everything from the price of oil to terrorist attacks to this day.